What languages could Al-Biruni speak?
French, Spanish, Italian, German
English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Khwarezmian, Persian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, Hebrew, Syriac
Latin, Irish, Welsh, Gaelic
Answer
Abu Rayhan al-Biruni was a polymath who was fluent in many languages. He could speak Khwarezmian, Persian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, Hebrew, and Syriac. This allowed him to access a wide range of texts and information, which he used to make important contributions to many fields of knowledge.
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